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Galaki on 16 September 2008

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Damien Hirst auction begins with sale of pickled shark for $18 million
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON - Sotheby's auction house has sold a pickled shark by British art provocateur Damien Hirst for 9.6 million pounds or more than C$18 million.

Monday's sale kicked off a two-day auction of the artist's work that is expected to generate more than 65 million pounds. Sotheby's said it expects the sale to set a new record for an auction of works by just one artist.

Hirst is selling more than 200 new works at auction rather than through a gallery. He has said it is a more democratic way to sell art.

An embalmed calf with hooves and horns of 18-karat gold titled "The Golden Calf" sold for 10.3 million pounds.

The sale will continue Tuesday.

Still too cheap for my taste. I wouldn't eat anything pickled cost less than $20M.



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SnowWhitesDrug on 16 September 2008

would you like a side of fries with your $18,000,000.00 pickled shark? maybe a coke? or a toy??? would you like to super size your shark for an extra $50,000,000.00?



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colonelstubbs on 16 September 2008

But....is it edible!?



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SnowWhitesDrug on 16 September 2008

if only sony pickled their ps3s no one would care how much they charge! instant hit! where was damien when sony was planing the ps3!!!!



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akuma587 on 16 September 2008

Weird...



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